Be thankful for hope amid destruction

7:42 PM,
Nov. 15, 2013

Written by

Sis Bowman

This past week, I had the opportunity to speak to a World War II veteran who had been stationed in the Philippines in 1944, when Typhoon Haiyan devastated towns and affected hundreds of thousands of people. I am sure he is grateful he isn't there today.

So far, we know two Americans died in the destruction. The death toll had risen to more than 2,000 as of Friday and continues to rise as more bodies are discovered.

Now there are crowds of people who survived in search of food and water. There is looting and violence in Tacloban as well as in towns 50 miles away. A tremendous amount of debris in the area has ...